Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-04
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THE SUPPLEMENT OF TIE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: Official correspondence on the fisheries
question, Victory for the home club. Sharp earth
quake shocks in the southwest The charges against
| Mr. Dillon, The Kelly brothers pardoned, Tele-
graphic dispatches, &C. The advertisements are
CLASSIFIED as follows: Auction Sales, Summer Re-
sorts, Educational, Ladies' Goods, HOusefurnish-
ings, Professional, The Trades Books Pianos and
Organs. Proposals. Attorneys, Railroads, Potomac
River Boats, Ocean Steamers Dentistry Specialties
Family Supplies. Hotels. Financial, Sewing Ma
chimes, Wood and Coal, Medical, Undertakes.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $685. ,915; customs, sS26, 6,619.
COIN DEsIGNs.-The circular issued about a
month ago by the Director Of the Mint, inviting
designs for United States silver dollars and minor
coins and promising prize of $500 to the person
whose designs were accepted, has been recalled
and the question has been referred to the Attorney
General Tor an opinion to the legal power OF the
Department to alter existing designs without
authority of Congress.
AMONG THE PREs1DENf's CALLERS to-day were
Secretary Fairchild, Hon. Simon Cameron and SEN
ator Cameron, Senator Morgan, Gen. Sheridan and
Gen. Mussey, the Commissioner Of Patents, Hall,
commissioner OF Customs McCalmOnt, and Repre-
SentativeS Thompson, California, Peel and Brew
er With ex-Representative MCGOWAN, OF Michigan.
BOARD OF MEDICAL OFFICERS, consisting OF
Major V. D. Middleton, surgeon, Major Jno. c. G.
Happersett, surgeon, and Capt. F. c. AinswOrth,
surgeon, has been appointed to meet at West
Point June !, to examine into the physical quail
hcatt0nS OF the members OF the graduating class
and OF the candidates for admission to the
Academy.
Big PRIVATE LAND CLAMs.-Land Commissioner
Sparks has recommended to Secretary Lamar
that Congress be asked to pass act registering
vato tract ia 400 acres; Santa Teresa tract 96S1
acreS the Cabra tract $40 acres and the C1ene-
Quilla tract, As, PA acres.
Nor ANTIQUITIES. application was recently
made to the Treasury Department for the free
entry under the provisions of the free list for an
tiQuities, Of lot Of furniture, paintings, uni
Of tie reigns OF
Emperor william, Of Germany. The Department
articles were all the production OF modern times,
that is, subsequent to the beginning OF the
eighteenth century, and could, in no sense, be
considered as antiquities.
GEN. GREELY's GOLD MEDAL.-The Secretary Of
War has received the gold medal awarded to Gen.
Greedy by the Geographical Society OF Paris April
10 as recognition OF his services to geographical
science.
THE MINNESOTA ExPosIT1oN.-Under a joint
resolution of Congress preparations are being
made at the National Museum, at the Treasury,
and at the Patent Office to send exhibits to the
Minnesota Industrial Exposition, to be held at
Minneapolis from August 81 to october Is. Con-
gress made no appropriation, but permits heads OF
Departments to send exhibits at the cost and risk
OF the managers OF the exposition
TREASURY APPoINTMENTs.-TheS Secretary of the
Treasury has appointed Norman Walker at q
salary OF $500 per year to collect statistics to
the commerce OF the Mississippi at New Orleans,
and Theo. j. McMinn to do Similar work at st.
Louis
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS Chief Examiner
Webster, Of the Civil Service Commission left yes
terday to hold examinations at different points to
| fill the departmental registers. These examina-
t1ons are made necessary by the reduction Of the
ehgibles listed from the Eastern States, caused by
frequent certifcations. Examinations will be held
| at the following places and dates: At New York
urday; Boston, Monday; Concord, y i, tuesday
point Mr. webster viii be relieved by Comnission-
er Lyman. who will hold examinations at Burling-
ton Vt, SATURDAY 14th; RntIand, VT, Monday,
Hartford, Thursday, 10th.
THE EASTER ISLAND STATuE.-The Easter Island
statue and the other specimens Of rude art of the
| ancient Easter islanders, which arrived on the
Galena, now lie on the swarR at the eastern en-
| trance OF the National Museum The statue is
SWaddled in canvas, and has not yet been un-
yelled. With the statue were brought an odd
head OF about the same size as that the statue
and number OF pictured stone tablets, taken
from the limestone caverns on the island. The
statue itself weighs about two and half
or three tons but the whole collection
weighs several tons more 1t is expected
that this afternoon or Tomorrow the collection
Will be taken into the building. 1t was undecided
| to-day where the image should be set up.
ARTICLES OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURE PRE-
FERRED.-The Secretary OF War has issued circu-
lar directing that hereafter heads of bureaus of
the War Department in making acquisitions for
articles OF stationery and miscellaneous supplies
for the use Of their respective Offices will, as
rule, call for such articles only as are named in
the annual schedules. For articles not on the an
nual schedules special requiSitiOn must be made
with proper explanatory remarks showing the ne
manufacture will be preferred In all cases, and
where others are needed special reQuiSitiOn will
be required.
AN ITALIAN BLoCKADE.-The Secretary OF State
is officially informed Of the establishment OF a
Amphyla tOa point opposite the Island OF Dufein,
and that the prize court win eventually sit at
MeSS&na.
SECRETARY WHITNEY returned from New York
yesterday afternoon, but was not at the Navy De-
partment to-day.
No SUCCESSOR TO TREASURER JORDAN YET.-The
President has not yet selected man for appoint
ment to succeed Treasurer Jordan. Mr.. Jordan
who is now in New York. is expected to return the
last OF this week. At that time or the first Of next
week the appointment is looked for.
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